Review of Barry

Barry (II) (2016)
7/10
Solid movie about Barack Obama in his youth
29 December 2016
Well-acted and well-made drama about a young man who's struggling with his identity, and that man happens to be Barack Obama but the subject is of course something that many can relate to.

So it's NOT a 'rags to riches' kind of tale about how Barack overcame the odds and managed to become president of the USA, but more a low-key drama about a man who hasn't really figured out who he is or who he's supposed to be.

I have a feeling that the rating is so low with almost 20% of the current ratings being 1 stars, that these are simply people who don't like Barack in general. Wouldn't be surprised if most of them haven't even seen the film either.

Not saying that it's an amazingly mind-blowing film that everyone should love or anything but it is suspicious.

Anyways, I did see it and I did like it and was surprised to find out that it's Devon Terrel's debut movie, he makes a convincing young Barack.
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